G/SPS/N/NZL/758  
29 November 2023  
(23-8077) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Vaccinium  nursery stock  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  366 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13852_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries is publicly 
consulting on the following proposed amendment to the Import Health Standard 
155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock:  
Amend the current 'Inspection, Testing and Treatment Requirements for Vacciniu m' of the 
Vaccinium  schedule to add an alternative testing method of PCR for detecting 
Diaporthe  vaccinii.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 1, 
ISPM 5  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/758  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Consultation letter: Proposed change s to MPI -Accepted methods for testing for 
Diaporthe  vaccinii  on Vaccinium  nursery stock.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13852_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2024  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Not ification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel : 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/wor ld-trade -organization -notifications/